Computer Science
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Jan 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997p%26ss...45.....b&link_type=abstract
Planet. Space Sci., Vol. 45, No. 1, 180 p.
Computer Science
Mercury, Mercury Magnetosphere, Mercury: Magnetic Field, Mercury: Space Missions, Mercury: Space Instrumentation, Mercury Surface: Chemical Composition
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The majority of papers address a range of topics related, directly or indirectly, to Mercury's magnetic field and its consequences for the planet's environment and interior. The lack of a stable atmosphere and, consequently, of an ionosphere at Mercury implies that processes in its magnetosphere have a more direct relationship with the surface of the planet than in the case of the Earth. This, together with the implications of the existence of the magnetic field for the interior of the planet (crust, mantle and core), mean that the planet's magnetic field provides, literally, a unifying thread for many branches of planetary sciences. An inescapable conclusion is that the measurement and mapping of Mercury's magnetic field is the key to a better understanding of Mercury. The planetary surface will also yield important information on the history and chemical composition of the outermost layers, as imaged in the visible and near-visible spectral ranges, as well as through the remote sensing (from orbit) of X- and gamma rays. The electrical properties of the regolith and crust are intimately connected with electromagnetic processes in the immediate environment of the planet, but untangling what will inevitably be complex signatures due to the dynamics of the magnetosphere requires a careful analysis of a range of models for the origin, structure and composition of the atmosphere. These topics are addressed by several papers.
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